Native tax on rail fa NORTH Vancouver- based BC Rail isn’t concerned with a recent Federal Court of Appeal ruling against Canadian Pacific Railway. Two members of a tribunal ruled in favour of five native bands which sought to tax the railway for rail-beds on reserve land. The Matsqui and Seabird Island bands, both part of the Sto:Lo Nation in the Lower Fraser Valley, and the Cook's Ferry, Skuppah and Expressions that Last a Lifetime Join the Club by Sept 12, 1999 & receive a Caribbean or Mexican Cruise for two FREE! Book a Club tour and enjoy 2 3 DAY POOL PASS! Call for details 985-41 35, loc 222 Nort SHORE WINTER CLUB Where families cone to ploy together: SANDW FINE CIGAR, TEAY COFFEE Store robbed Arobber made off with a “sizeable” amount of money on Friday during a heist at Henry's Grocery, in the 4700- block of Capilano Ad. North Van Mounties said the robtser appeared to be concealing a weapon in his hance. The suspect is Caucasian, age 45, 1.65 m ( 5°5"), with brown hair. He carried a large straw bag. Boothroyd bands fost the original tial where 15 rights of way were at issuc. . Appeal hearings were held in January and two of the three judges found in June that CP Rail doesn’t own the land under its tracks. But the band’s appeal was thrown out by a dispute among the judges over the taxation issue. Because members of the bands themselves are exempt- Men‘s C i ed trom some taxes, 2 majori- ty of judges felt that’s the way the railway should be treated. BC Rail spokesman Alan Dever said it won't affect how the provincial government- owned railway does business. He said BC Rail believes it owns all the land under its tracks and rights of way, fee simple. BC Rail has no agree- ments with any band councils regarding rights of way, he NEWS photo Cindy Goodman ters added. “We're going about our business,” he said. “It doesn't apply to us, that’s our opin- ion. The land belongs to us.” Dever said he does not know if any BC Rail property, part of the vast amount of Crown fand holdings, will be on the table in treaty negotia- tions with First Nations throughout the province. — Bob Mackin " % PULULLT TI TASMMUELT T TDTo thatthe ALLIS AE OSA ire eet e Viednesday. August 4, 1999 - North Shore News - 5 THE following peopie have appeared in North Vancouver provincial court to face various charges: Setore Judge |.K. Shaw on april 24: a, tN Deu ha. had his driver” nee scspendedd tor PS non: ed gui to: @ drving withear comigeranan an Des Street in West Vancouver: @ drvina with Prakes winch we The iat sentence Was reset monitoring A Puniart interpreter was required tor Court. According toa Dee. J9Y7 News stor. Deeds runaway dump truck tiled wich sand ira van at 2st and Inglewood. The van went inte the mnrerseetion where ro hina B.C Tel vehicle going the other woe, The van was sheared in pair lengthwise in the accident. The drivers ofthe van and BC, Tel vehicle were taken to hos. pital, but were nor senpusly injured. The year previous in September 1996. Biorn Bjornson was killed when be was hit by a runaway muck ar the bottom of che 22nd Street hill in West Vancouver, thoet Pe! tH OPEL ends se Py electronic — Auna Marie D'Angelo WV Police seize pot WEST Vancouver Police dismantled a British Properties Marijuana growing operation Sunday afternoon. Police fallowed a red Ford Econoline van to a house in lower Chierwell around 1:30 p.m., suspecting it to be involved in a break and enter. Police approached the property, smelled marijua- na and restrained a man. A search warrant was obtained. Const. Lain Craib said 600 marijuana plants, worth an esti- mated $600,000, were scized, Another 167 kilograms of processed marijuana, worth $190,000, was found. Almost $50,000 in lights and growing equipment Was aiso taken trom the house by police. Two men, one 24 and the other 23, were arrested. They were released and are sisted to appear in courc Sept. 15. They tice charges of production and possession of a controlled substance. Neither their names nor the house address were released. fig foe cae fre, sat pared fata cas, iOS ot pee Ce. Hale eats! 267 E. Ist... K.¥an 904-4504 FACTORY FUTON Entrance in ear lane Moa.- Sat. 1-Gpm Sunday 12-5 pm — WEST VAN FLORIST — Spraymums $4 99 Fresh Locai Large iunch 4 o* Sunflowers $Q 99 Large 3 stems 9 e Rieger Begonia $6.99 15cm pot, Lovely Summer Colours - each 6 ° Phalaenopsis Orchid 5 99 13cm pot, 7+ blooms per plant - each 29 e Instore Specials - Personal Shopping Only [> LA WEST-VAN:- FLORIST & GARDEN CENTRE 1821 Marine Drive, West Vancouver poy FG 2254 VT 2 922;3968 Fars 222-9735, ay. TATE oh gen reine ee mites mane FO bdr: © Re ERS OUI AER By OR gt cena te tee manne As me